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#CBB36E

#cbb36e ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb36e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.2% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.82% magenta, 45.81% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.52°, with 47.21% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.4606

Complementary

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #6e86cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #6eb4cb
  3. #846ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb846e
  2. #cbb36e
  3. #b4cb6e

Triadic

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #6ecbb3
  3. #b36ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #86cb6e
  3. #6e86cb
  4. #b36ecb

Square

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #6ecb84
  3. #6e86cb
  4. #cb6eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #76622a
  2. #ae913e
  3. #cbb36e
  4. #dfd1a6
  5. #f3eedf

Shades

#cbb36e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #b7a163
  3. #a28f58
  4. #8e7d4d
  5. #7a6b42
  6. #665a37
  7. #51482c
  8. #3d3621
  9. #292416
  10. #14120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb36e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #d0bb7d
  3. #d5c28b
  4. #dbca9a
  5. #e0d1a8
  6. #e5d9b7
  7. #eae1c5
  8. #efe8d4
  9. #f5f0e2
  10. #faf7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb36e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb36e
  2. #c4ae70
  3. #bca972
  4. #b5a473
  5. #ad9f75
  6. #a69a77
  7. #9e9479
  8. #978f7b
  9. #8f8a7c
  10. #88857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b169 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b870 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b26b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b66f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3ad90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb36e {
  color: #cbb36e;
}
Background
.bg-cbb36e {
  background-color: #cbb36e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb36e {
  border: 2px solid #cbb36e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb36e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 179 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 47% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb36e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb36e, #b4cb6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb36e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 179 110 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.42 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.65 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.68 #344c91 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cbb36e  rgb(203, 179, 110)  hsl(45, 47%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#6e86cb  rgb(110, 134, 203)  hsl(225, 47%, 61%)  Glaucous
#6ecbb3  rgb(110, 203, 179)  hsl(165, 47%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b36ecb  rgb(179, 110, 203)  hsl(285, 47%, 61%)  Floral Lavender